Illinois Global Review

Graves of victims of the Rwandan Genocide

An Overview of Genocide

By Will Pujol
September 14, 2025

Gorilla gazing into camera lens

Fall of the Planet of the Apes

By Mihir Sharma
May 01, 2025

Esperance Dolorose, right, an adult-education teacher, teaches reading skills to Bahati Katungu Kamondi as part of a new adult literacy initiative in Democratic Republic of Congo

A "Problem-Posing" Solution to the DRC’s Gendered Violence

By Sabriya Attia
February 04, 2025

A family of African elephants walks along the banks of a watering hole in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. Photo: © Rudi Van Aarde

The Poisoning of Zimbabwe’s Gentle Giants

By Mihir Sharma
December 12, 2024

A herder from Lemghaysse village stands on a dried river bed.

COP29 and Climate Justice: Struggle Against Drought and Displacement in Mauritania

By Tori Arduini
November 14, 2024

laborers work at the Shabara artisanal mine a mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo

No, You Don’t Need to Buy the Latest iPhone.

By Agnès Akenou
May 15, 2024